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单词 underplay
释义 underplay
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: under (I) + play
transitive verb
1. : to play a card lower than (a held high card)
 < underplayed his ace >
2. : to act or present (as a role or a scene) with restraint or subdued force : refrain from emphasizing or exaggerating : play down
 < underplay the comic elements of an opera >
 < continued briskly underplaying the drama of his news — Louis Auchincloss >
intransitive verb
: to play a role or scene with restraint or subdued force
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : an act or instance of underplaying
2. : hidden or underlying action
 < a subtle underplay of antagonism beneath the polite conversation >
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